KEMU Bible Study Group

GOD'S PROMISES
When it comes to the matter of faith and approaching God in prayer, the people of God have some very precious promises.
1. God invites us to pray to Him – Phil. 4:6; Matt. 11:28; 1 Pet. 5:7 .
2. God promises to hear us when we prayers – Jer. 33:3; Psa. 10:17; 65:2 .
3. God promises to answer our prayers – Matt. 7:7-11; Isa. 58:9 .
When it comes to the promises of God, we have the Lord’s guarantee that He will keep every one of them, Rom. 4:21; Heb. 6:18; Num. 23:19 . God will not back away from a single promise He has given His people!
By the way, you cannot have faith that God will do something for which there is no biblical promise! Prayer and faith are not a blank check! Prayer and faith are an opportunity for God’s people to demonstrate their confidence in the written Word of God. When God says something in the Word of God, we can have absolute faith that He will do what we ask. When we pray outside of the Word of God, we cannot pray in absolute faith because we do not know what God’s will is in that matter.
Faith is always based on a clear word from the Lord, Rom. 10:17 .
So, while it is right to pray about every matter in your life, it is wrong to expect God to do everything you want Him to do. God honors faith, but genuine, biblical faith is always based on the Word of God! Always!...
Blessed week to all

Paul suffered a thorn in the flesh. Three times Paul asked God to remove his thorn. Three times God said no. Did that mean God didn’t love Paul? Absolutely not! It simply meant that God decided to empower Paul despite his thorn, to keep Paul dependent on God’s strength. God proved to Paul that God’s power was made perfect in Paul’s weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Reflection
1. What would you say is your particular “thorn in the flesh”?
2. How might you have grown prideful had it not been for this “thorn”?
3. How has God proven himself strong on your behalf?